So, I've been thinking about refactoring my NFA collection, particularly my mgs. While I take my HK sear and at least one of my hosts out to almost every range trip (mostly the MP5), I realize that I've generally been leaving my M16 in the safe. While I do like my M16 for 5.56 over my HK93 and HK53 hosts, it's not that much better really.
Now here are some options I've been mulling over:
1. Do nothing and just keep going as it is and hope everything keeps accruing in value. (no real explanation needed)
2. Sell the M16 and my HK21 beltfed host and replace them with a 1919A4 (out of all of the .30 beltfeds I've shot, I think I've liked the 1919 the best, except for the M60, which is way outside my budget, even if I sold everything else).
3. Sell the M16 and my HK21 beltfed host, and replace them with an MM21E with 23E conversion kit (or maybe just with a 23E and later buy a 21E conversion kit), and pocket the rest of the cash (or maybe buy another subgun). That would give me a more modern beltfed and let me convert it between 7.62x51 and 5.56d (which I can't currently do with my old style HK21). Plus, Michael's Machines has been teasing a 7.62x39 conversion kit for a few years (an HK22E, if you will), but that's just vaporware at the moment.
Any 1919 and M16 owners out there think I'm on the right track, or think I'm crazy? As of right now, the only caliber I would be losing from current full auto roster would be .22LR, as I have a working upper for the M16, but nothing in the HK platform. But then again, I almost never shoot it now anyway.
Now here are some options I've been mulling over:
1. Do nothing and just keep going as it is and hope everything keeps accruing in value. (no real explanation needed)
2. Sell the M16 and my HK21 beltfed host and replace them with a 1919A4 (out of all of the .30 beltfeds I've shot, I think I've liked the 1919 the best, except for the M60, which is way outside my budget, even if I sold everything else).
3. Sell the M16 and my HK21 beltfed host, and replace them with an MM21E with 23E conversion kit (or maybe just with a 23E and later buy a 21E conversion kit), and pocket the rest of the cash (or maybe buy another subgun). That would give me a more modern beltfed and let me convert it between 7.62x51 and 5.56d (which I can't currently do with my old style HK21). Plus, Michael's Machines has been teasing a 7.62x39 conversion kit for a few years (an HK22E, if you will), but that's just vaporware at the moment.
Any 1919 and M16 owners out there think I'm on the right track, or think I'm crazy? As of right now, the only caliber I would be losing from current full auto roster would be .22LR, as I have a working upper for the M16, but nothing in the HK platform. But then again, I almost never shoot it now anyway.